first class of School Security Specialists complete training, 27 have been placed countywide

SPACE COAST DAILY TV:Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Mullins announced the implementation of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian/BPS Security Specialist Program during a press conference on Monday at the Brevard Public Schools headquarters in Viera.

BREVARD COUNTY • VIERA, FLORIDA – Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey and Brevard Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Mark Mullins announced the implementation of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian/BPS Security Specialist Program during a press conference on Monday at the Brevard Public Schools headquarters in Viera.

“I would like to personally applaud the efforts of our Superintendent, Dr. Mark Mullins and his Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Beth Thedy,” said Sheriff Ivey.

“Additionally, I would like to thank the School Board members for their approval of such an important security process. Their efforts to get us to this point have been absolutely exceptional. We are pleased to announce that today the first class of School Security Specialists are graduating.

“This was all accomplished in line with our “4 Layers of Protection,” said Sherif Ivey.

The training program was 176 hours, which exceeded the statutory mandate of 132 hours:

With today’s graduation, 27 School Specialists have been placed countywide. There may be SROs and a Specialist at a school, and they may be moved around to locations to increase security where there is a threat or concern.

The process started immediately after the Board approved the School Specialist Security Plan on May 22.